I daren’t mention them by name.
A word proscribed by those
that see themselves
as arbiters of poetic taste.
A sight to cure all ills?
No, a cliché to be shunned.
Darkness arrives a little later
on these January afternoons.
Just noticing that
can lift the heart.
And here they are. I see them
peeping from the undergrowth
and hasten to cut it back,
to give them light, to thrive
and grow. To give me hope.
These spears of spring.
Glad you liked this, Graham - and well done with the chard and the ordure! If anyone's interested, our former reviews editor Frances Spurrier wrote about d*******s and other 'banned' poetry words a few years ago https://www.writeoutloud.net/public/blogentry.php?blogentryid=45206
I absolutely love the second and third verses of this piece Greg!
Agreed about getting out there in the garden, it beats just walking around on a footpath somewhere for exercise.
Ironically, as you were uncovering 'green shoots' of spring optimism, I was pulling the very last of the rainbow chard and then covering the raised beds with bags of horse manure! Couldn't feel my fingers after!
Thanks for the comments, Peter and Stephen, and for the Likes, Julie, Stephen, and JD. Our current lockdown prognosis seems if anything even gloomier than a year ago. The weather may be filthy but I still try to get out in the garden, looking for signs of optimism!
Yes, now every day gradually pushes back the night. A great, positive read for these troubled times.
Lovely, warming, be proactive, be positive, Voltairean exhortation to look after the garden. What more can one ask for?
Peter T
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raypool
Wed 6th Jan 2021 15:55
I love the idea of things thrusting up in the spring and this poem is testament to that even with warnings a la WOL. Please no banned words even in retrospect, otherwise I shall get the runs. I've got a bunch of irises poking through and get hope from them. Well, you do have to be patient. Is there a covid 19 variety?
Ray